Gifty, Oommen; Dr. Sebastian, V S; Dr. Soman, N S(Cochin University Of Science And Technology, June , 2013)
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India is a signatory to the United Nations Declaration of Human
Rights 1948 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political 1966,
the two major International instruments, building the foundations of the
major democracies and the constitutions of the world. Both these
instruments give an independent and upper position to right to privacy
compared to right to freedom of speech and expression. The freedom of
press finds its place under this right to freedom of speech and expression.
Both these rights are the two opposite faces of the same coin. Therefore,
without the right of privacy finding an equal place in Indian law
compared to right to freedom of speech and expression, the working of
democracy would be severely handicapped and violations against
citizens rights will be on the rise It was this problem in law and need to bring a balance between
these two conflicting rights that induced me to undertake this venture.
This heavy burden to bring in a mechanism to balance these two rights
culminated in me to undertake this thesis titled “Right to Privacy and
Freedom of Press – Conflicts and Challenges
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School of Legal Studies,
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Hatha, A A M; Jesmi, Y; Mujeeb Rahiman, K M; Lal, Deepu; Jyothi, S(National Environmental Health Association, 2013)
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Water quality of rooftop-collected rainwater is an
issue of increased interest particularly in developing countries where the
collected water is used as a source of drinking water. Bacteriological and
chemical parameters of 25 samples of rooftop-harvested rainwater stored
in ferrocement tanks were analyzed in the study described in this article.
Except for the pH and lower dissolved oxygen levels, all other physicochemical
parameters were within World Health Organization guidelines. Bacteriological
results revealed that the rooftop-harvested rainwater stored in
tanks does not often meet the bacteriological quality standards prescribed
for drinking water. Fifty percent of samples of harvested rainwater for rural
and urban community use and 20% of the samples for individual household
use showed the presence of E. coli. Fecal coliform/fecal streptococci ratios
revealed nonhuman animal sources of fecal pollution. Risk assessment of
bacterial isolates from the harvested rainwater showed high resistance to
ampicillin, erythromycin, penicillin, and vancomycin. Multiple antibiotic
resistance (MAR) indexing of the isolates and elucidation of the resistance
patterns revealed that 73% of the isolates exhibited MAR
Santhosh Kumar, G; Saseendran Pillai, P R; Shenoy, S K; Sumi, Samad A(IEEE, 2011)
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One of the major applications of underwater acoustic sensor networks (UWASN) is ocean environment
monitoring. Employing data mules is an energy efficient way of data collection from the underwater sensor
nodes in such a network. A data mule node such as an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) periodically
visits the stationary nodes to download data. By conserving the power required for data transmission over
long distances to a remote data sink, this approach extends the network life time. In this paper we propose a
new MAC protocol to support a single mobile data mule node to collect the data sensed by the sensor nodes in
periodic runs through the network. In this approach, the nodes need to perform only short distance, single hop
transmission to the data mule. The protocol design discussed in this paper is motivated to support such an
application.
The proposed protocol is a hybrid protocol, which employs a combination of schedule based access
among the stationary nodes along with handshake based access to support mobile data mules. The new
protocol, RMAC-M is developed as an extension to the energy efficient MAC protocol R-MAC by extending
the slot time of R-MAC to include a contention part for a hand shake based data transfer. The mobile node
makes use of a beacon to signal its presence to all the nearby nodes, which can then hand-shake with the
mobile node for data transfer. Simulation results show that the new protocol provides efficient support for a
mobile data mule node while preserving the advantages of R-MAC such as energy efficiency and fairness.
Poulose Jacob,K; Rekha, James K; Sreela Sasi; Shahana, T K; Babita, Jose R(IEEE, May 11, 2008)
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The recent trends envisage multi-standard
architectures as a promising solution for the future wireless
transceivers to attain higher system capacities and data rates.
The computationally intensive decimation filter plays an
important role in channel selection for multi-mode systems. An
efficient reconfigurable implementation is a key to achieve low
power consumption. To this end, this paper presents a dual-mode
Residue Number System (RNS) based decimation filter which can
be programmed for WCDMA and 802.16e standards. Decimation
is done using multistage, multirate finite impulse response (FIR)
filters. These FIR filters implemented in RNS domain offers high
speed because of its carry free operation on smaller residues in
parallel channels. Also, the FIR filters exhibit programmability
to a selected standard by reconfiguring the hardware
architecture. The total area is increased only by 24% to include
WiMAX compared to a single mode WCDMA transceiver. In
each mode, the unused parts of the overall architecture is
powered down and bypassed to attain power saving. The
performance of the proposed decimation filter in terms of critical
path delay and area are tabulated.
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Vehicular Technology Conference, 2008. VTC Spring 2008. IEEE
Sushama,R; Dr.Ramachandra, Poduval P(Cochin University of Science and Technology, May , 1995)
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This makes a thorough study of Role of Academic Bodies with Special Reference to the Academic Programmes in the Universities in Kerala. The present study has dealt with the constitution, powers and functions of the authorities of the universities in Kerala, especially the academic bodies which have well-defined powers and function. This thesis gives in detail the role and functions of the academic bodies in the four universities in Kerala, under study: and examines the role-effectiveness of these bodies. To sum up, it can be concluded that the academic bodies in the universities in Kerala do not function as effectively as envisaged in the laws of the universities. They have a maintenance-oriented approach rather than a dynamic one, without thinking in terms of introducing innovations. They need improvement in the various aspects of their constitution, selection of members and their mode of functioning
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School of Management
Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology
Sudha Kartha, C; Vijayakumar, K P; Meril, Mathew; Angel, Susan Cherian(Elsevier, September 20, 2009)
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Effect of chlorine doping on the opto-electronic properties of β-In2S3 thin film, deposited by spray pyrolysis
technique is studied for the first time. Chlorine was incorporated in the spray solution, using HCl. Pristine
sample prepared using In(NO3)3 and thiourea as the precursors showed very low photosensitivity. But upon
adding optimum quantity of chlorine, the photosensitivity increased by 3 orders. X-ray analysis revealed that
crystallinity was also increasing up to this optimum level of Cl concentration. It was also observed that
samples with high photosensitivity were having higher band gap. The present study proved that doping with
chlorine was beneficial as this could result in forming crystalline and photosensitive films of indium sulfide.
Pavithran, K B; Raihanath, M P(Blue Ocean Research Journals, May , 2014)
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Commercial banks play a vital role in the economic development of a country like India. Indian economy in general and
banking services in particular have made rapid strides in the recent past. However, a sizeable section of the population,
particularly the vulnerable groups, such as weaker sections and low income groups, continue to remain excluded from
even the most basic opportunities and services provided by the financial sector. To address the issue of such financial exclusion
in a holistic manner, it is essential to ensure that a range of financial services is available to every individual
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Journal of Business Management & Social Sciences Research (JBM&SSR),Volume 3, No.5, May 2014
Balachandran, G; Dr.Francis,C A(Cochin University of Science and Technology, June , 2002)
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The study clearly brings out the role of commission agents in the traditional
marine fisheries sector and thereby goes to set at rest the controversy regarding
their role. The findings of the study has important implications for formulation of policies and development strategies related to the traditional marine fisheries sector. The study points out the need for a thorough review and reformulation of the policies and development strategies for efficiently achieving the development potential of the traditional marine fisheries sector and for improving the economic conditions of the fishermen. The study is based mostly on Alappuzha District of Kerala, covering all the 30 marine fishing villages, spread over the three coastal taluks, namely, Karthikappally, Ambalappuzha and Cherthala
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School of Management Studies,Cochin University of Science and Technology
Beyer,G J; Hagebo,E; Novgorodov,A F; Ravn,H L(EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH, November 7, 2002)
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On line isotope separation techniques (ISOL) for production of ion beams of short-lived radionuclides
require fast separation of nuclear reaction products from irradiated target materials followed by a transfer into
an ion source. As a first step in this transport chain the release of nuclear reaction products from refractory
metals has been studied systematically and will be reviewed. High-energy protons (500 - 1000 MeV) produce
a large number of radionuclides in irradiated materials via the nuclear reactions spallation, fission and
fragmentation. Foils and powders of Re, W, Ta, Hf, Mo, Nb, Zr, Y, Ti and C were irradiated with protons
(600 - 1000 MeV) at the Dubna synchrocyclotron, the CERN synchrocyclotron and at the CERN PS-booster
to produce different nuclear reaction products.
The main topic of the paper is the determination of diffusion coefficients of the nuclear reaction products
in the target matrix, data evaluation and a systematic interpretation of the data. The influence of the ionic
radius of the diffusing species and the lattice type of the host material used as matrix or target on the
diffusion will be evaluated from these systematics. Special attention was directed to the release of group I, II
and III-elements. Arrhenius plots lead to activation energies of the diffusion process.
Lower partial moments plays an important role in the analysis of risks and
in income/poverty studies. In the present paper, we further investigate its importance
in stochastic modeling and prove some characterization theorems arising out of it. We
also identify its relationships with other important applied models such as weighted
and equilibrium models. Finally, some applications of lower partial moments in
poverty studies are also examined
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METRON - International Journal of Statistics
2008, vol. LXVI, n. 2, pp. 223-242
Sivaprasad, K; Nandakumar, C G(David Publishing, 2013)
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The paper identifies twelve elements of ship recycling and highlights their respective roles and duties in a proposed ship
recycling system. The source and items of knowledgebase for ship recycling have been brought out. A new philosophy focusing clean
and safe ship recycling namely design for ship recycling has been introduced based on principles such as ecofriendliness, engineering
efficiency, energy conservation and ergonomics. The role of naval architects in ship recycling industry has been described based on the
above factors. The paper brings out the role of naval architects in ship recycling the way it has been practiced worldwide and proposed
by regulatory bodies. The authors have brought out the new concept of design for ship recycling and various aspects of it. The role of
naval architects in the practice of this new design philosophy which is ready to be embraced by the maritime industry has been
reiterated.
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Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering 3 (2013) 47-54
Babu,C A; Shivaprasad, P(http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tres20, February 17, 2012)
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The objective of this study is to understand the reasons for the enhancement in
aerosol optical depth (AOD) over the Arabian Sea observed during June, July and
August. During these months, high values of AOD are found over the sea beyond
10◦ N and adjacent regions. The Arabian Sea is bounded by the lands of Asia
and Africa on its three sides. So the region is influenced by transported aerosols
from the surroundings as well as aerosols of local origin (marine aerosols). During
the summer monsoon season in India, strong surface winds with velocities around
15 m s−1 are experienced over most parts of the Arabian Sea. These winds are capable
of increasing sea spray activity, thereby enhancing the production of marine
aerosols. The strong winds increase the contribution of marine aerosols over the
region to about 60% of the total aerosol content. The main components of marine
aerosols include sea salt and sulphate particles. The remaining part of the aerosol
particles comes from the western and northern land masses around the sea, of
which the main component is transported dust particles. This transport is observed
at higher altitudes starting from 600 m. At low levels, the transport occurs mainly
from the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea itself, indicating the predominance
of marine aerosols at these levels. The major portion of the total aerosol loading
was contributed by coarse-mode particles during the period of study. But in the
winter season, the concentration of coarse-mode aerosols is found to be less. From
the analysis, it is concluded that the increase in marine aerosols and dust particles
transported from nearby deserts results in an increase in aerosol content over the
Arabian Sea during June, July and August.
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International Journal of Remote Sensing
Vol. 33, No. 16, 20 August 2012, 5105–5118